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Sixth Annual Formator's Meeting - Nairobi, Kenya (2002)

Timetable

Week One: The Vincentian Vow of Poverty in Africa and Madagascar

Monday:

6:00 a.m.        Meditation
6:45 a.m.        Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.        Eucharist
7:30 a.m.        Breakfast
8:45 a.m.        Orientation to the Gathering.
10:30 a.m.      Tea
11:00 a.m.      Resume analysis.
12:30 p.m.      Morning session concludes
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.        Analysis of the condition of poor continued.
6:00 p.m.        Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.        Supper

Tuesday:

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Analysis of the condition of the poor.
10:30 a.m.         Tea
12:30 a.m.      Morning session concludes.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           The Vincentian Vow of Poverty: Raul and Jerome
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Wednesday:

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist/Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast

 

****Rest of the Day is an Optional Day of Prayer on the Vow of Poverty******

     1.  A conference in the morning: Raul and Jerome.

     2.  A sharing in the afternoon of the fruits of our prayer.

1:00 p.m.           Lunch
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer/Benediction
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Thursday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Theology of conversion: "of the poor, for the poor."
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Theology of conversion:
12:30 a.m.         Morning session concludes.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Theology of conversion:
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper
Friday
6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Formation of seminarians in the Vincentian vow and virtue of poverty
10:30 a.m.         Tea
12:30 a.m.         Morning Session concludes.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch

3:00 p.m.           Integration of week's learnings.

 

 

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Second Week: The Vincentian virtue of Humility in Africa and Madagascar

Monday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Analysis of the experience of humility in Africa/Madagascar
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Self-knowledge/self-acceptance.
12:30 a.m.      Morning session concludes.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Spiritual direction and humility.
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Tuesday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Humility and accountability
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Continued
12:30 p.m.         Morning session concludes.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           The Vincentian Virtue of Humility: Raul and Jerome
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Wednesday:

6:00 p.m.           Meditation
6:45 p.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Eucharist/Exhibition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:30 p.m.           Breakfast

 

*****Rest of the day is a optional day of recollection on the virtue of humility*****

            1.  Conference on humility in the morning: Raul and Jerome

            2.  A sharing on the fruits of our prayer in the afternoon.

1:00 p.m.           Lunch
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer/Benediction
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Thursday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Personal/communal vision and spiritual plan
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Continued
12:30 a.m.         Morning session concludes
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Continued
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Friday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Formation of Vincentian Seminarians in the virtue of humility.
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Continued
12:30 a.m.         Morning session concludes
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Integration of week's learnings
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

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Third week: The Vincentian Vow of Obedience

Monday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Coaching students
12:30 a.m.         Morning session ends
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Coaching students.
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Tuesday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Use/abuse of power in Africa and Madagascar
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Continued
12:30 p.m.      Morning session concludes
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           The Vincentian vow of obedience: Raul and Jerome
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Wednesday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist/Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

7:30 a.m.           Breakfast

 

******* Optional day of prayer on the Vincentian Vow of obedience*****

            1.  Morning conference on obedience: Raul and Jerome

            2.  A sharing in the afternoon about our reflections on obedience.

6:00 a.m            Evening Prayer/Benediction
7:00 a.m.           Supper

Thursday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
7:30 a.m.           Breakfast
8:45 a.m.           Decisions
10:30 a.m.         Tea
11:00 a.m.         Continue
12:30 p.m.         Morning session concludes
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
3:00 p.m.           Conflict
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Supper

Friday

6:00 a.m.           Meditation
6:45 a.m.           Morning Prayer
7:00 a.m.           Eucharist
8:45 a.m.           Evaluation of session; plan for next session.
1:00 p.m.           Lunch
6:00 p.m.           Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m.           Closing Banquet

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Participants are free to return home from Saturday onwards.